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Recognised as Colour

#3927CE

  • #3927CE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#3927CE is a blue with RGB values 57, 39, 206 and HSL 246°, 68%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#3927CE#3927CE
HEX#3927CE
RGBrgb(57, 39, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.2235, 0.1529, 0.8078
RGB percentages22.4%, 15.3%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(246.5, 68.2%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.5, 81.1%, 80.8%)
CMYK72.3%, 81.1%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,745,742
CSS custom property--colour: #3927CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06777WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.92:1
Contrast with white8.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#C6D831

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0051D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0042CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Tritanopia#005C7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 15.4Blue violet · ΔE 17.9Dark blue · ΔE 22Dark violet · ΔE 23.5Dark orchid · ΔE 25.8Navy · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 15.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BCCE27
Analogous#2768CE, #8D27CE
Triadic#CE3927, #27CE39
Split complementary#CE8D27, #68CE27
Tetradic#CE2768, #BCCE27, #27CE8D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D0CCF5
Lighter +30%#A9A1ED
Lighter +20%#8276E5
Lighter +10%#5B4BDD
Darker −10%#2D1FA3
Darker −20%#211778
Darker −30%#150F4D
Darker −40%#0A0722
More saturated +25%#2108ED
Less saturated −25%#5146AF

Channel breakdown

R57
G39
B206
Red57 (22.4%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue246.47°
Saturation (HSL)68.16%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 39 · G 27 · B CE

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